精炼

Traditional form:

精煉

Pinyin (reading):

jīngliàn

Definitions:

• to refine (a substance)
• to purify
• to refine (one's skills, writing etc)
• refined
• polished
• succinct
• skilled
• capable

Characters:

• 精 - essence, germ, spirit
• 炼 - to smelt, to refine; to distill, to condense

Traditional characters:

• 精 - essence, germ, spirit
• 煉 - to smelt, to refine; to distill, to condense